BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to conduct a sero-epidemiological survey in Meshkinshahr, Ardabil Province, northwestern Iran to detect the rate of hydatidosis in the city and nearby villages. Literature shows that no such study has been conducted so far. METHODS Overall, 670 serum samples were collected from 194 males and 476 females from patients referred to different health centers of...

Regional Unemployment and Industrial Restructuring in Poland This paper studies regional unemployment inequality in Poland. We find that higher unemployment regions are those experiencing greater change in industrial structure. We also find high unemployment regions are those with higher inflow rates to unemployment rather than longer spells of unemployment. These findings suggest that regional...

INTRODUCTION At present, little data exists about the incidence of, and the risk factors associated with, metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The aims of this present study were to assess the incidence and risk factors of MetS in people with T2DM using routinely collected data from a clinical information system at Isfahan Endocrine and Metabolism Research...

BACKGROUND Years after the development of antituberculosis (TB) drugs, many people continue to suffer from this disease. To control the spread of TB, strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex need to be determined, and sources of infection must be identified. Such steps should help to prevent transmission of the infection. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to perform molecular geno...

In counterpoint to the United States, which maintains an unyielding position towards Iran, Russia‟s relationship with Tehran is expanding, based on increasing trade ties and shared geography. As Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed in a July 2009 interview, “Iran is Russia's important partner; we communicate with Iran, we have a range of common problems on which we cooperate and do so ve...

background and purpose :cost-benefit equations is one of the most important by of gnp and a training a sustainable development as designated by professionals of occupational health .therefore ‚ drivers as a forgotten index in sustainable development and its effect on community health. methods & material : this descriptive analytical study involved the statistical community of 55000 vehicles in ...

Quadruped robots have unique capabilities for motion over uneven natural environments. This article presents a stable gait for a quadruped robot in such motions and discusses the inverse-dynamics control scheme to follow the planned gait. First, an explicit dynamics model will be developed using a novel constraint elimination method for an 18-DOF quadruped robot. Thereafter, an inverse-dynamics...

To estimate the reliability of ultrasound for the detection of colonic wall pathology induced by the intestinal parasitic helminth O. bifurcum, three studies to assess the intraand inter-observer variation of the technique were performed. In the endemic area of northern Ghana, 181 people from a low prevalence village and 62 people from a high prevalence village were examined twice by the same o...

RESULTS: From 2010–2015, 97 patients were identified who met our criteria, for a total of 194 mastectomies. The average age was 29 years (range 15–61), average BMI was 30 (range 20–54), and average specimen weight was 708 grams per breast (range 86–2702). The vast majority received full thickness nipple grafts (170/194). Eighty (82%) patients were on perioperative Testosterone. The average foll...